Petra Macliing
Filipino activist
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| Intro | Filipino activist | |
| Places | Philippines | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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Biography
Petra Macliing is a famous anti-Chico dam activist, hailing from Mainit, Bontoc and best known as "Mother Petra". She joined the indigenous peoples of Bontoc and Kalinga in the fight to protect their "ili" (home village) against a World Bank funded dam project in the Philippines. She is a founding member of Cordillera People's Alliance and leader of the Montañosa Women’s Federation. She is also a member of the Kalinga-Bontoc Peace Pact Holders Association (KBPPHA) and the Cordillera Elders Alliance (CEA). She founded Mainit Ub-ubfo and the Maiinit Irrigators Association.
Awards And Recognition
- 2009 Laureate of the Women’s World Summit Foundation’s (WSSF) Prize for Rural Women for the year 2009
- Gawad Tanggol Karapatan in 2008